In “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, we can see that a person's heritage is very important and sacred. Dee and Maggie grew up in the same household raised by the same mother. The sisters were exposed to the same values ​​but matured to express them differently. A person's values ​​and the heritage of their culture are cultivated by how it is taught and by what they value as important and sacred. A person's values ​​come from their exposures while growing up. Mom tells (narrates) the story. She has no education. In 1927, after the second year, the school was closed (110). Mom's not a good singer but she's better at a man's job. Mom is very tall and fat with a not so witty tongue. She has a big bone and rough, hard-working hands. She has the strength of a man and works like a man. Mom is very sagacious, proud and carefree. She loves her two daughters. As Dee and Maggie grew up, Mom tried to teach them the importance of their identity and ancestry. Maggie agrees with her mom about the importance of her heritage. Maggie sees the importance of taking the time to learn how to do the simple things in life, like learning how to make a quilt. Dee, on the other hand, has no time for mindless things. The author goes on to state that Maggie is worried about seeing her sister. She shows some infirmity and Dee intimidates her. Maggie views her sister with admiration and resentment. Maggie is plain and ashamed because of the burns on her arms and legs. Maggie has rude behavior (clumsy in her behavior). Maggie is shy and timid when she stands in corners, as if she is hiding. Mom says Maggie walks around like a lame animal, chin to chest. Maggie sometimes reads to Mom. Maggie doesn't see well reading the middle of an article in Walker's "Everyday Use" studies in Short Fiction 33 (1996): 171-84. New Berry College. Internet. March 1, 2011. Farrell, Susan. Fight vs. Flight: A Reassessment of Dee in Alice Walker's “Everyday Use” Studies in Short Fiction 35 (1998): 179-86. Newberry College. Internet. March 1, 2011. Walker, Alice. “Chapter 1 Fiction: An Overview.” Literature: an introduction to reading and writing. By Edgar V. Roberts. 9th ed. New York: Longman, 2009. 108-14. Print.Walker, Alice. “Daily use.” Daily use. Ed. Barbara Chretien. New Brunswick: Rutgers, UP, 1994. 23-35.Walker, Alice. “Daily use.” Literature: an introduction to reading and writing. Edgar V. Roberts. 9th ed. New York: Pearson Longman, 2009. 108-114. Print Whitsitt, Sam. "Despite Everything: A Reading of Alice Walker's 'Everyday Use'" African American Review 34.3 (2000): 443-59. Internet. March 1. 2011.